According to a source, Carlos Correa has agreed on a 12-year, $315 million contract with the New York Mets, instead of a previous 13-year deal with the San Francisco Giants.
The New York Post was the first to report the news.
The longest free-agent deal in baseball history was tied last week with the $350 million contract signed by Astros outfielder Carlos Correa. He was supposed to end his career in San Francisco and become a new central figure in the Giants' history.
His deal was supposed to be announced in a news conference Tuesday, but the Giants announced that it had been delayed. According to the Associated Press, there was a medical concern that arose during the physical examination, but people in the industry still believed the deal would be completed. The Mets grabbed another star player in their chase of a title.
If he signs with the Mets, he will team up with Francisco Lindor, who signed a 10-year, $341 million extension in April. Lindor is expected to stay at the infield, while Correa is expected to move to third base, which will remind fans of the Yankees' partnership with Rodriguez.
The Mets, led by Steve Cohen, have committed more than 800 million dollars to free agents this year. They brought back the center fielder and the closer, as well as signing several other pitchers and catchers. Their payroll is now projected to be around $380 million. The fourth and final threshold of the luxury tax, commonly referred to as "The Steve Cohen Tax," stands at $293 million, meaning the Mets could be in for a tax bill in the neighborhood of $100 million next year.
Five of this year's free agent class have now attained a combined total of over $1 billion in guarantees, including one of the headliners, Carlos Correa, who was one of the stars of this year's class. A two-time All-Star and one-time Gold Glove Award winner who has batting.285/.361/.476 with 48 home runs and 156 RBIs in 284 games with the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins over the past two seasons, Carlos Correa has signed a one-
The three-year stretch in which he averaged just 98 games was caused by injuries to his thumb, back and ribs. Since his abbreviated American League Freshman of the Year campaign in 2015, he has amassed 31.3 FanGraphs wins above replacement, 16th highest among position players. One of the leaders on a star-laden team that was tarnished by the sign-stealing scandal that tainted its championship in 2017, Carlos Correa spent his first seven major league seasons with the Astros.
Unable to land the long-term deal he coveted last offseason, Correa shocked the industry by signing a three-year, $105.3 million contract with the Twins, who also provided him with two opt- outs The first of those opt- outs was exercised by Correa, who decided to go into the free agent market once more.
It went crazy.
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